Ultimately, what societies build upon depends upon more than the preservation of information alone. It depends upon maintaining sufficient continuity to revisit, reinterpret, and learn from accumulated experience across time.

Ultimately, what societies build upon depends upon more than the preservation of information alone. It depends upon maintaining sufficient continuity to revisit, reinterpret, and learn from accumulated experience across time. - Frank C. Gahl (Distributed Witnessing as an Emerging Informational Condition)

Context: Distributed Witnessing as an Emerging Informational Condition